12 June 2009

Copenbrellas in Rainyhagen

The weather yesterday and today is dreadful. Shockingly crap. Pathetically ridiculous. Bleh.But luckily, the bicycle umbrellas bloom!A classic Cycle Chic Launch moment... this time in a suit with a red umbrella.Dapperliciousness.While in Japan I bought an umbrella holder that attaches to your bicycle, enabling you to carry it when it isn't raining. Just need to figure out how to mount the damned thing...

I just strap my umbrella to the top of my back rack if it looks like it might be rainy (I keep it in my panniers otherwise), and I can just wiggle it out when stopped at a light or something if I need to. I get some pretty funny looks when riding with an umbrella, but also some pretty big smiles :)

I once found a stool equiped with an umbrella holder. Was a folding sort of thing, two legs per side, that opened away from a third cane leg, and they awere all adjustable for height and you had a springy arms that you could adjust for angle and tension to hold the umbrella. Too heavy for an effective cane, couldn't walk with it.

(The umbrella holder seemed to be adaptable to a set of upright handle bars.) I got rid of the stool, kept the umbrella, but eventually decided that it was a cheap umbrella and Disposed of it as well. Still have the cane portion.

I eventually found the Swedish 3 legged Aluminum/nylon stool that is rated at 550lbs (Walkstool XL?), and a padded nylon strap from an M60 Machine gun to carry it over my shoulder. That is VERY convenient.

Wish there was a way to adapt the super-big green golf umbrella to the stool.